The Role of Non-Governmental and Intergovernmental Organizations in Strengthening Protection of Fundamental Rights of Migrants in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to verify the thesis that throughout the 25 years of forming of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and migration and asylum policy, participation of non-governmental and international organizations has had its part in real strengthening of protection of fundamental rights. The methodology adopted assumes an analysis of legal norms in terms of their cohesion and completeness and an assessment of their efficiency at the level of their use by their addressees. The methodology also uses a functional analysis of the structure and activities taken up by the organizations analysed. The article analysis the activity of non-governmental and international organizations in the area of migration and asylum: analytical, advocacy and advisory activity and tangible work for the exercise of migrants’ fundamental rights. NGO actions complement projects taken up by Union and domestic institutions in their implementation of a migration policy. Thanks to the NGO activity, they concretize guarantees included in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The analysis points out that the presence of these entities has a real impact on strengthening guarantees of fundamental rights of migrants in the AFSJ. In the last 25 years, the activity and presence and also visibility of NGO action in the area of migration and implementation of Union policies has grown and has been strengthened too.